Attending by phone or video link

The Court has facilities for people to attend Court by telephone or video link. You can use the facilities to:

attend a court event

give submissions

give evidence

call a witness to give evidence

To attend by phone or video link, you need to:

ask each other party (and any independent children's lawyer) whether they object

request permission from the Judicial Officer managing your case, then

arrange the details of the phone or video link with court staff

For the initial stages of your case, it is usually sufficient to attend by phone. The additional cost and complexity of arranging a video link is usually reserved for providing evidence at trial. You can discuss the need for video link or phone attendance with the judicial officer preparing your case for trial.

Requesting permission to attend by phone or video link

Attending a non-trial court event by telephone or video

You can request to attend by phone or video link at a procedural hearing, or by filing a request to attend by electronic means.

If your request is approved, you will then have to arrange the telephone or video facilities and advise the Court of the details.